Evolution sounds like a straight climb toward better survival, but fossil records and genetic research show species sometimes ...

Fossils unearthed from the cavern provide a "missing volume" in New Zealand’s natural history, say researchers.

A groundbreaking fossil discovery reveals that giant pythons once roamed Taiwan, offering a new glimpse into the island's ...

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in ...

A fossil jaw found in Ethiopia shows Paranthropus ranged far north, challenging long-held ideas about early human relatives ...

A 3.4M-year-old set of foot bones from Ethiopia is forcing paleoanthropologists to redraw one of the most familiar diagrams ...

A fossilized foot found in the dusty sediments of northern Ethiopia has reopened one of paleoanthropology’s most ...

Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large molecules that are ...

Scientists working in a Moroccan quarry have unearthed remarkable hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years, potentially rewriting our understanding of where modern humans, Neanderthals, and ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating back 773,000 years, discovered in Morocco, provide insight into early human evolution. These remains, from a cave near Casablanca, indicate a close ancestor of Homo ...